Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27325392-20161121052555

This is something that I'm nervous to do, but at the same time, It's something that is needed.

The wiki has turned into an absolute landslide of a past. Many pages are messy, littered with spelling and grammar errors with guidelines neglected. Most templates are outdated and hard to use, many pages don't even have any dedicated templates, and overall, the wiki has just been a piece of mess that never caught up. I'm not saying this to offend anyone.

A lot of examples can be seen across many pages. A lot of pages are made without structural planning and formats are barely even followed, and I may know the reason why this is all happening:

I made this wiki without knowing that thousands everyday would visit it, see it, and want to edit it. Therefore I only made templates that I knew how to use and had a select few understand how to use them. However, a lot of people are also left in the dark about how to create new ones.

To sum it up, this wiki has turned into a dumpster of information, some left unchecked. Every page is almost like reading an essay.

So this is why I think there needs to be a fresh start, on another wiki. This may seem wild, but it has to be done. Here is the link:

http://brickbronze.wikia.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Brick_Bronze_Wiki

Please remember on that wiki to not edit it at it's current state if you do not know what you're doing. This wiki will be continued to be used until further notice. I'm currently putting all the information there first and setting up community features that will be beneficial in creating an active community that is easy to engage with, a goal that has failed on this wiki.

By the way, I spent hours over days to correct every single spelling and grammar mistake, converting .gifs to .pngs (because I realized that it caused lag and was just not right), and just making some adjustments to everything to make sure every page is consistent. Trust me, I put a lot of hardwork and thought into this for the future.

Fixing the wiki would've been a longer process, plus, the domain is shorter.

By the way I made this post late at night when I am super tired so apologies if I'm not super clear. I'll clear things up for you if you want me to tomorrow.

Tell me what you think. Remember, this wiki is still being used until all pages are finished being completed there so I recommend to not edit ANY article pages on there and to only edit your user page on that wiki if you want.

Oh boy I'm nervous about pressing the post button. 